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Ron Mattmer
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Energy sector workers have suffered through the uncertainties of privatization and restructuring. Communities have been devastated by the bungling that led to the shutdown of entire nuclear stations. Then there’s the debt that was left for Ontario power consumers to pay off. The decisions were made at the top with no public scrutiny. Little has changed per Tom Adams of Energy Probe as reported in the National Post.

“When he came to power, McGuinty promised to depoliticize the power system, to give Hydro One a commercial mandate, and let it operate like a business. McGuinty executed not just Parkinson, but also a 180-degree flip-flop.”

The McGuinty government is making political hay out of the departure of Parkinson, CEO of the Hydro One. It’s looking more like Parkinson was made the fall guy for standing up to political interference. According to Parkinson, "H1 is too complex, too valuable and too important to the Ontario economy to be in government hands. Career politicians and mediocre ex-CEOs are not up to the complex challenge of running companies like these. The price of chronic government interference is enormous."

Was our energy minister Dwight Duncan blind to the spending by the top functionaries like Parkinson? Not according to an article by Canadian Business Online. “Dwight Duncan, come on down”.

Under Dwight Duncan’s watch, the energy file has been bungled. Ontario electricity load was miscalculated by 4000 MWs. The plan is to subsidize thousands of wind turbines to appease the green leftists and anarchists who would have us freeze in the dark when the wind doesn’t blow. On account of dithering and flawed policy, Ontario is now committed to keeping coal plants open and building pollution spewing natural gas plants. Ontarians suffer the ill effects and get to pick up the tab for the mismanagement while Dwight Duncan & Co. vote themselves a $20,000 raise.